2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate
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General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 454 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 41 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate.
Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Villanova not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.
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University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 40 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree engineering students list, UARK has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Tennessee Technological University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Tech University are $20,498, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Engineering at Tennessee Tech University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Rowan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Rowan is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787.
Morgan State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree engineering students list, Morgan State has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #12, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699.
West Virginia University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Georgia
With a ranking of #15, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Saint Louis University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Memphis ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.
Jackson State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Jackson State University is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 3 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445.
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Northeastern University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.
Read more about General Engineering at Northeastern University
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 21 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.
Read more about General Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Montana State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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